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Yun Shi had already finished assigning the courtyards. Aside from the main house, the rest of the inner courtyards in the back were divided into eastern and western sections by a wall, with a small gate in the middle of the wall separating the two sides.
The men and women of the household lived on opposite sides—female family members on the west side of the wall, male family members on the east—thus aligning better with the customs of large families.
Now that her husband had been promoted and they had moved to the prefectural city, the proper rules and regulations ought to be established.
In the future, it would be inevitable to invite some madams and young ladies as guests to the residence—having proper rules in place would prevent others from criticizing them.
The largest and most spacious courtyard on the east side was given to Wei Yichen; the largest and most spacious one on the west side was given to Wei Ruo. As the legitimate eldest son and daughter, they should, by right, receive better treatment than the other children.
Next were the courtyards for Wei Yilin and Wei Qingwan.
As for the only illegitimate son, Wei Jinyi, Yun Shi didn’t dare make the decision herself. She didn’t want to go through all the trouble only to be accused of mistreating a concubine-born child, so she specifically asked Wei Mingting for instructions.
Wei Mingting looked at the layout plans and pointed to the first courtyard on the east side of the wall: “This one will do.”
He didn’t select the largest courtyard for Wei Jinyi either—being an illegitimate son, it wouldn’t be proper for him to live better than a legitimate son.
The first courtyard on the west side of the wall was the one Yun Shi had assigned to Wei Ruo.
Although this arrangement was made without particular intent, the residences of Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi ended up ended up next to each other again—though this time, with two additional walls in between.
Yun Shi replied, “Alright, then we’ll give this one to Jinyi. As for the names of the courtyards, we’ll keep the ones from before and not make any changes.”
Wei Mingting nodded. “These matters can be left to wife to decide.”
With her husband’s approval, Yun Shi looked once more at the arrangements on the plan and felt very satisfied.
The only slightly disappointing part was that Wanwan’s courtyard ended up in the far southwest corner.
It wasn’t intentional on her part—there were only three courtyards on the west side in total. Aside from the largest one given to the eldest daughter, the remaining two weren’t very good. The one in the southwest corner was a bit more spacious, while the other was even smaller.
Only after entering her courtyard did Wei Qingwan realize that she had been assigned the worst one in the entire residence, located in the far southwest corner of the new Colonel’s Residence.
The immense disparity caused Wei Qingwan to feel great pain in her heart.
Didn’t such an arrangement mean that, in the hearts of her parents, her status was the lowest?
Back then, she had been the only daughter in the family, and whatever was good, her parents had always prioritized her. When they had first arrived in Xingshan County and had to choose courtyards, her mother had let her choose first.
Wei Qingwan was so upset that she couldn't sleep all night.
On Wei Ruo’s side, she had no time to care whether her courtyard was good or not. The day she arrived, it was already late, so she simply tidied up a little before going to bed.
Early the next morning, she and Xiumei were busy unloading the carriage and reorganizing everything.
This courtyard was larger, and even had a room specifically designated as a storeroom.
Xiumei jokes, “Miss, this time even if you get a few more rounds of rewards, you’ll still have enough room to store them.”
Wei Ruo laughed, “Do you think rewards are something you can just get by asking? You’d be better off pinning your hopes on your young lady getting rich and becoming a great landowner!”
Xiumei replied, “My young lady will definitely become a great landowner, so there’s no need to especially hope for it.”
Wei Ruo sighed, “I have to speed up my progress. Father’s promotion is good news for the Wei family, but not necessarily for me. The higher his rank, the more restrictions there will be on me.”
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